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Let’s Make Orange Pomanders!

December 8, 2011 by Joy the Baker 100 Comments

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I can cook.  I mean… I can really cook.  I can walk around in a pair of heels without looking like a weirdo…. and I know how to apply lip liner if the occasion requires.

I am not, however, a domestic goddess.  Not at all.  Nope.

I’m not one of those ladies who has Christmas ornaments in the basement.  I don’t have a shelving system dedicated to wrapping paper and corresponding ribbons.  I don’t even know what a holiday wreath is.  Stockings by the fire?  Shut it.  Yule logs burning?  What are you even talking about?  Beautifully decorated Christmas tree?  No… I just.. I just… I don’t have that.

It’s cool.  I can’t be everything.  I don’t even want to be everything.  You know what I do want to be…?  I want to be like Nigella Lawson covered in caramel… because then Christmas trees don’t really matter at all.

Oh, and just to be safe… I’ll put a mini Santa hat on my cat and call it a day.

My house smells like Orange Pomanders… I gotta go.  The caramel is boiling.

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If you’re a spazzzzz like me… here’s a little lesson on properly securing the ribbon.

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It’s not a Christmas bow, but I love it all the same.

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  1. mare

    January 14, 2012 at 10:36 am

    Any ideas for springtime? I sort of want to do this all year round.

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  2. Chrissy

    December 23, 2011 at 8:43 am

    This is so adorable! I will have to remember for next year! xx
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  1. Three Many Cooks » Pomander Scones says:
    January 24, 2012 at 9:31 am

    […] couple months ago, Joy the Baker shared an Orange Pomander tutorial on her site. That post brought me right back to my childhood when Mom, Sharon, and I […]

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  2. Orange Pomanders, a NEW Holiday Tradition! « alisueonthemove says:
    December 22, 2011 at 10:26 am

    […] tried very easily, which in my mind means Arts & Crafts time!! Joy posted on her blog about Orange Pomanders, which I have NEVER heard of but I have been sheltered for a long […]

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